Essays about: "Indigenous Peoples"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 162 essays containing the words Indigenous Peoples.

1. 21. Exploring the interrelations between sustainable and indigenous tourism : an analysis of two tourism organizations in Sweden and Canada through the lens of sustainability

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Moa Tingstedt; Elsa Strömbäck; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability; sustainable tourism; indigenous tourism; Indigenous Peoples; local context;

   Abstract : Sustainability in the tourism industry necessitates ongoing development. This thesis investigates the interrelations between indigenous and sustainable tourism in relation to sustainability definitions and specifically examines the contributions of indigenous values and knowledge to sustainability within the tourism industry. READ MORE

3. 22. Indigenous justice in Guatemala: Indigenous women’s access to justice versus indigenous communities’ collective rights

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Mónica Alejandra Escobedo Reyes; [2022-05-20]
   Keywords : indigenous justice; indigenous women; indigenous girls; Guatemala; legal pluralism; feminism; human rights; women’s rights; indigenous peoples’ rights;

   Abstract : In 2016, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala ruled in favor of validating the application of ancestral justice by the indigenous authorities of the community of Comitancillo, San Marcos, to an individual who raped a 10-year-old girl. In addition to recognizing the application of an ancestral punishment that consisted in asking for forgiveness and receiving some lashings from members of his family as valid, the court ordered the dismissal of the case in the legal ordinary system, claiming the aggressor had already been judged and punished. READ MORE

4. 23. Indigeneity and Industry at Bovanenkovo- Cooperation? Confrontation? Justice?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Evan Goss; [2022]
   Keywords : Nenets; Bovanenkovo; energy justice; Russian gas industry; indigenous peoples; reindeer pastoralism; Yamal.;

   Abstract : The Nenets, an indigenous peoples in the North of Russia, are increasingly being affected by the gas industry. The increasing prioritisation of extractive industries, the status of the Arctic as a bellwether and the threatened situation of indigenous people in Russia has drawn greater attention to this field of study. READ MORE

5. 24. A Decolonial Approach to Comparing Bolivia and Sweden’s Positionality on Indigenous Rights

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

   Author : Catrine Clearwater; Emilie Törnblom Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Coloniality; Indigenous Rights Regimes; Decolonial Theory; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous-State relations; Bolivia; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study examines the concept of coloniality in relation to states' approach to indigenous people's rights, through the perspective of decoloniality. The two countries being compared are Bolivia and Sweden, two countries that differ in many ways. READ MORE

6. 25. There is nothing wrong with the Rights of Nature: They just need a supervisor : The impact of the implementation of Rights of Nature in Ecuador and the small-town Esperie.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Marie Meshe; [2022]
   Keywords : Ecuador; Rights of Nature; La Esperie; Buen vivir; Sumak Kawsay; La Hesperia; Indigenous peoples; Political Ecology; Ecuador Constitution 2008; A social- ecological system; Sustainability; 2030 Agenda; Global goals; Naturens rättigheter; Hållbarhet; Globala målen; Agenda 2030;

   Abstract : The Rights of Nature is a relatively new approach to sustainable development, promoting that current environmental legislation is insufficient to protect Nature from human harm. The Rights of Nature movements emphases the importance of recognizing other living entities in our legal system. READ MORE